Author Archives: Jeff Porten

Alex Kudera @kudera:
perplexing activity at amazon as 1 new and 4 used copies disappear: amazon.com/Alex-Kudera/e/…

@kudera Indie booksellers do very strange things to manage inventory and promote sales. I don’t pretend to understand it.

Alex Kudera @kudera:
@jeffporten it’s an extremely tough business; my understanding is that House of Our Own and Pa. Book Center survive on textbooks & prayer.

Peter Cohen @flargh:
Really looking forward to the new Doctor Who episode, “The Muppets Take Manhattan.” Wait, what? Angels?

@flargh Burn all pictures of Sam the Eagle.

Safari 6: View Source, save as HTML, AppleScript all retrieve original HTML only. Inspect Element shows post-AJAXed HTML. How to retrieve?

Same problem with Chrome: save as HTML and view source both force a reload of original document. Is this a WebKit thing?

And the same problem in Firefox. What am I missing here? Feels like something obvious.

And the answer seems to be encapsulated JavaScript: set theSource to do JavaScript “document.documentElement.innerHTML”

Peter Cohen @flargh:
I have an overabundance of grape jelly. Besides making lots of PB&J’s, any ideas on recipes with it?

@flargh @scalzi has been waxing rhapsodic on DIY PB&J Oreos.

Peter Cohen @flargh:
@jeffporten @scalzi Jesus that sounds awful.

@flargh @scalzi The creme filling is removed first, if that wasn’t clear.

“@TheDemocrats: You grow the economy from middle out, not top down” // Some still believe “bottom up”, but fuck the poor, they don’t vote.

woodmuffin @woodmuffin:
Frosty the Snowman came to life when he wore the magic hat. What happens if ur already alive and u put the hat on yourself?? #doublealive

@woodmuffin @ryankelly Frosty the Highlander: The Quickening

Brett Kelly @inkedmn:
Wondering when the “all-in” and “double down” crowd will clumsily attempt to co-opt another perfectly sensible gambling term.

@inkedmn “On tilt” occasionally shows signs of going mainstream. But it’s odd how much slang comes from 19th-century gambling.

Greg Minton @gregminton:
@GlennF I just noticed that you follow over 1,000 people. How do you even begin to keep up with that many tweets?

@gregminton @GlennF I suspect neural implants.

Ralf Bendrath @bendrath:
Love it, but devil in detail makes my head explode. RT @europeanprivacy What do [you] think about EU Data Protection Regulation? #EUdataP

@bendrath Tweet from @starstryder said her wifi AP says that EU requires cell phone # for wifi access. True?

Robert Guerra @netfreedom:
@jeffporten public wifi access password often sent via SMS in Europe @bendrath @starstryder

@netfreedom @bendrath @starstryder But there’s no requirement to log a phone number for public access points, right?

@netfreedom @bendrath @starstryder‘s tweet noted that Google Voice number didn’t work for wifi, which I thought was odd; implies db check.

Scott McNulty @blankbaby:
As a user I don’t care why Apple changed maps, just that they aren’t as good as they were before I upgraded.

Greg Minton @gregminton:
@blankbaby The I’m happy with maps in and around Philly, but I miss transit maps. None of the SEPTA apps quite cut it for me.

@gregminton @blankbaby Haven’t been in Philly since iOS 6 drop. Anyone try SEPTA mapping via maps.google.com yet?

Greg Minton @gregminton:
@jeffporten @blankbaby It works, but it’s not fun to use. I’ve settled on Embark for Regional Rail and Transit for everything else.

@gregminton @blankbaby Noted. I use MetrO for offline transit, but doesn’t have “which route is fastest from arbitrary location.”

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Romney being unfairly said to want to roll-down windows. No. He wanted to open them in emergencies. TO LET MORE OXYGEN IN FOR THE BREATHE.

Kevin van Haaren @kvanh:
@GlennF just private planes where they may not bother explaining onboard oxygen (if they have it)

@kvanh @glennf Interesting theory. IIRC, many private planes fly low enough that they’re not pressurized.

Ken Case @kcase:
FYI: Omni apps sync using the open WebDAV standard. (Our free @OmniSyncServer is just a cluster of Apache HTTP servers with WebDAV enabled.)

@kcase @omnisyncserver Does this imply a possible HTML5 interface? Would love cloud access via my Android phone.

Ken Case @kcase:
@jeffporten A web interface is possible, yes—in fact, @steiger already implemented one on his Spootnik WebDAV server: spootnik.net

David Weinberger @dweinberger:
Romney’s comment (dailykos.com/story/2012/09/…) was probably about getting air in, not opening windows. No need to sink to his campaign’s level.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@dweinberger Being too nice. The windows can’t open for emergencies because of all the failure points. Very easy to understand why.

@GlennF @dweinberger BINGO! Still the best reason to vote Obama: the man uses his neurons. Not shown by GOP candidate since ’96.

Fraser Speirs @fraserspeirs:
My bank PIN is 4 digits but my bank’s app requires a 5-digit PIN. That I even feel the need to comment on this tells its own story.

@fraserspeirs It’ll be even funnier if zero-filling the left column works.

“@Slate: NY’s teen pregnancy A LOT lower than MS. Maybe better sex ed is good?” // also, give teens something to do other than fucking

The Macalope @TheMacalope:
Sorry for the delaying posting today’s column. Apparently they let the Macalope’s editor go to “training”, if you can believe that.

Lex Friedman @lexfri:
@TheMacalope I’M SORRY I FAILED YOU

The Macalope @TheMacalope:
@lexfri I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS YOU OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE JUST NUDGED YOU BUT YOU’RE SO CUTE WHEN YOU’RE ASLEEP

@TheMacalope Does @lexfri sleep? I though he just had a somnambulant state on his treadmill, during which he drops to only 20 WPM.

Robert Guerra @netfreedom:
Twitter Is Finally Going To Let You Download All Your Old Tweets flpbd.it/ijDbG

@netfreedom @bendrath As part of my new “I don’t trust Twitter” kick, I’m still going to archive to my blog, TYVM.